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A low-maintenance ecosystem pond provides you with more free time to enjoy friends and family… while gathered around your pond, of course!
Pond water gardens are great for fish and plants to thrive. We can help you pick out the right ones for your climate and landscape! Meyer Aquascapes will work with you to design the perfect pond water garden that will be around for years. We will always be here for you if you ever need assistance with ongoing maintenance services or simply have a question about your new water garden.
Fish help to reduce pond maintenance as they graze on string algae and feed from the pond bottom. Rocks and gravel not only make your pond look more natural, but also help protect the pond liner and provide surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow and help your pond water to stay clear and balanced.
Plants are great for adding color and beauty to a pond and thrive on the excess nutrients in the pond water. Home You are here: Water Feature Seasonal Cleanouts. We have several types of biological filters to choose from. Now you need to determine the size of your pond or water garden. The best way to do this is to use a rope or water hose and lay out the shape on the ground. A pond for goldfish or water lilies need be only about 2 feet deep for zones 5 or greater. Ponds built in colder areas may need more depth to keep the pond from freezing solid. Ponds built for koi should be close to three feet or deeper to allow these larger fish enough space.
The biggest mistake that most people make is building the pond or water garden too small. A larger pond is more stable and easier to maintain. After you have laid out the shape, measure the maximum length and width.
Add the depth twice to these measurements plus a foot or two for overlap and this will give you the pond liner size. Dig the pond or water garden to the desired shape. If keeping plants dig a shelf around the perimeter of the pond about one foot deep and one or more feet wide.
Dig the remainder of the pond with a slight slope to the end opposite the waterfall if one is included in the design. Pond skimmers should be buried to the proper level beside the pond. A ditch should be dug for the plumbing from the pond to the waterfall or external pond filter. If a pond skimmer is being used, dig a ditch to the external pond pump and from the pump to the external pond filter or waterfall.
If you are using a submersible pump in the pond skimmer then the ditch will be from the skimmer to the external pond filter or waterfall.
Line the pond or water garden excavation with Pond Underlayment. This can be cut with scissors or a utility knife. You may want to tape any small pieces together to keep them from moving when the pond liner is placed. Place the Rubber Pond Liner into the excavation and unfold. Position the liner evenly in the pond.
Try to minimize folds and wrinkles but some will be necessary. After the water is added the folds should flatten out. Pond waterfalls and streams can be excavated now.
An external pond filter or waterfall tank can be positioned to create the first waterfall. This can be placed to spill directly into the pond in which case the pond liner is held against the pond filter until you are able to stack stone from the pond shelf up against the pond filter to create a waterfall. If a small pool or stream is desired then excavate this several inches deep and to the desired size and shape.
Position the underlayment and pond liner allowing extra material to overlap several inches into the pond. With fish and wondrous plant life? Perhaps a tranquil flower garden?
Each curve of land, hand shaped. If keeping plants dig a shelf around the perimeter of the pond about one foot deep and one or more feet wide. A small pond limits the number of fish and plants you can add. From rushing white water to calm soothing streams, we will help you choose all the necessary components for your brand new water garden. The biggest mistake that most people make is building the pond or water garden too small. This will help the plant to establish quicker. Join our Nature Guides in a fun filled educationl journey through the wilds of Allen County!
Something you can rest your eyes on through your kitchen window? Or maybe even a natural streaming brook, creating the sounds of moving water? We can provide your desire! Let us create the pond you want, and the garden getaway you've been dreaming about. Then just sit back and enjoy the show! We no not use pond kits, preformed ponds, nor premade waterfall boxes. Every waterfall is hand crafted. Each curve of land, hand shaped.
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We are Allen County's own; water feature, garden, and pond design, maintenance service company. Join our Nature Guides in a fun filled educationl journey through the wilds of Allen County! We are expert waterfall builders and pond builders inFort Wayne, Allen County.
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